Some languages have been around for thousands of years and are still spoken today. One of the oldest of these is Greek, which has been in use for about 3,400 years. Although modern Greeks speak a ...

With roots dating back to 1000 BC, Hebrew is a unique language with a rich cultural and historical significance. It is now the official language of Israel ...

When you think about ancient languages that have stood the test of time, Hebrew likely comes to mind. But is Hebrew truly the ...

Swimming is one of the most popular and oldest sports in the world, dating back thousands of years. There have been several ancient paintings discovered that indicate unique early swimming ...

Today, fewer than 45 monarchies exist in the world and even fewer countries where monarchs have absolute power. Let's take a look at 8 of the oldest monarchies. Eric the Victorious was the first ...

Sanskrit is one of the oldest languages in the world, if not the oldest and is thousands of years old. But why is it important to learn Sanskrit today? We spoke to Dr Meena Srinivasan who founded ...

Dura-Europos Church is widely considered to be the oldest in existence. More specifically, Dura-Europos is known as the world's oldest Christian house church, as it was originally constructed as a ...

It now stands as the world’s oldest active torrent, with an uptime now spanning a full 20 years. It has become a symbol of how peer-to-peer technology democratized distribution in a fast ...

Among the treasures they dug up were mysterious white lumps strewn across the mummies’ necks: chunks of the oldest preserved cheese in the world. Writing in the journal Cell on September 25th ...

The world's oldest person, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118. Ms Randon - who assumed the name Sister André when she became a nun in 1944 - died in her sleep at her nursing home in ...